Are Elements Equal

Test if two element IDs refer to the same element

Example Usage

// Java
// Overrides the Java Object .equals method
MobileElement elementOne = (MobileElement) driver.findElementByClassName("SomeClassName");
MobileElement elementTwo = (MobileElement) driver.findElementByClassName("SomeOtherClassName");
boolean isEqual = elementOne.equals(elementTwo);

# Python
# TODO Python sample

// Javascript
// webdriver.io example
# TODO WDIO example



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// wd example
let elementOne = await driver.elementByClassName("someClass");
let elementTwo = await driver.elementByClassName("someOtherClass");
let isEqual = await elementOne.equalsElement(elementTwo);

# Ruby
# ruby_lib example
element1 = find_element :class_name, "someClass"
element2 = find_element :class_name, "someOtherClass"
element1 == element2


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# ruby_lib_core example
element1 = @driver.find_element :class_name, "someClass"
element2 = @driver.find_element :class_name, "someOtherClass"
element1 == element2

# PHP
// TODO PHP sample

// C#
// TODO C# sample

Support

Appium Server

Platform Driver Platform Versions Appium Version Driver Version
iOS XCUITest None None None
UIAutomation 8.0 to 9.3 All All
Android Espresso ?+ 1.9.0+ All
UiAutomator2 ?+ 1.6.0+ All
UiAutomator 4.2+ All All
Mac Mac ?+ 1.6.4+ All
Windows Windows 10+ 1.6.0+ All

Appium Clients

Language Support Documentation
Java All appium.github.io
Python All selenium-python.readthedocs.io
Javascript (WebdriverIO) All
Javascript (WD) All github.com
Ruby All www.rubydoc.info
PHP All github.com
C# All github.com

HTTP API Specifications

Endpoint

GET /wd/hub/session/:session_id/element/:element_id/equals/:other_element_id

URL Parameters

name description
session_id ID of the session to route the command to
element_id ID of the element
element_id ID of the other element to check if they're equal

JSON Parameters

None

Response

Whether the two ID's refer to the same element (boolean)

See Also